Molecular and Immunological Analyses of the Borrelia turicatae Bdr Protein Family

AUTOR(ES)

Carlyon, Jason A.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Here, we describe the molecular and immunological characterization of the bdr gene family of Borrelia turicatae, a relapsing-fever spirochete. Nine bdr alleles belonging to two different subfamilies were sequenced and localized to linear plasmids. Anti-Bdr antiserum was generated and used to analyze Bdr expression in pre- and postinfection isogenic populations. The analyses presented here provide a detailed characterization of the Bdr proteins in a relapsing-fever spirochete species, enhancing our understanding of these proteins at the genus-wide level.

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